Real stories · The collars that don't scratch

Malcolm spent forty years running a finger round his collar — these are the first shirts he forgets he's wearing

Soft enough at the collar that Malcolm forgets he's wearing a shirt at all. I'm 67, and for as long as I've known my husband he's done the same thing in a proper shirt: the finger round the inside of the collar, the little neck stretch, the top button undone by eleven. Stiff, scratchy shirts — and at 68, his skin has less patience for them than ever. So he lived in jumpers and called shirts 'for funerals'.

What I wanted was a shirt he'd actually choose to put on.

Then I found the Darevianor from a British label called York Boutique — long-sleeved shirts with a classic collar and a chest pocket, in sensible colours: navy, green, khaki, blue and more.

They're made from a soft, breathable blend that's comfortable all day without irritation — which is why the finger round the collar has simply stopped. He'll do the top button up for church and leave it there, and the rest of the week he wears one open without a word of complaint. They're wrinkle-resistant too, which I mention purely for my own benefit.

A soft, breathable blend that's comfortable all day without irritation — which is why forty years of collar-tugging stopped in a week.

The deal was buy two, get two free: a shirt is £34.95 — half the listed £70 — and four arrive for the price of two.

His brother noticed at Sunday lunch that Malcolm 'looked comfortable for once', which is the closest those two get to a compliment. I did check before ordering that I could send them back if the fit was wrong — you can, within a fortnight, and the delivery's free.

If there's a man in your house who tugs at every collar, do have a look. The Darevianor is rated 4.6 out of 5 by more than 210 customers, comes in ten colours, in sizes S to 5XL — and with buy two get two free, the sensible colours go first.